Tina Evers, left, sits with her daughter Rachel Evers, 15, after the vigil for Julian Parrott at Gypsy Hill Park on Monday, May 12, 2014.

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A memorial service for Julian L. Parrott, a Staunton man found slain last week, will be held Sunday at Robert E. Lee High School to help accommodate what could potentially be a large crowd, organizers said.

Public outpouring for Parrott, 26, has been immense since a city worker discovered his body May 8 on the city's public golf course in Gypsy Hill Park.

On Monday, hundreds of people gathered in the park near the National Guard Armory for a candlelight vigil in honor of Parrott, who had a mental disability. ...